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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Election 2017: Peter Dawe

With the public heading to the polls on 4 May to vote for a new mayor for a combined authority for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the candidates have been put under the microscope ahead of the vote.

Businessman Peter Dawe has promised to create a "modular homes" factory in the Fens, building up to 20 homes a day, if he gets elected.

He is one of seven candidates aiming to become the county's first devolved mayor, gaining increased powers over housing, transport and growth.

In the latest in our series profiling the candidates, Mousumi Bakshi puts him in the mayoral hot seat.

The full list of candidates:

Paul Bullen - UKIP
Rod Cantrill - Liberal Democrats
Peter Dawe - Independent
Stephen Goldspink - English Democrats
Julie Howell - Green Party
James Palmer - Conservative
Kevin Price - Labour

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